[cere] vt cered ; cer.ing [ME, to wax, fr. MF cirer, fr. L cerare, fr. cera] (15c): to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth
[2]cere n [ME sere, fr. MF cere, fr. ML cera, fr. L, wax] (15c): a usu. waxy protuberance or enlarged area at the base of the bill of a bird